Special Collections & Archives

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?> <ead xmlns:ns2="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns="urn:isbn:1-931666-22-9" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="urn:isbn:1-931666-22-9 http://www.loc.gov/ead/ead.xsd"> <eadheader findaidstatus="Completed" repositoryencoding="iso15511" countryencoding="iso3166-1" dateencoding="iso8601" langencoding="iso639-2b"> <eadid url="http://hdl.handle.net/10339/39461">crmf33</eadid> <filedesc> <titlestmt> <titleproper>Polkton Baptist Church (Polkton, N.C.) Records <num>CRMF33</num> </titleproper> <author>Finding aid prepared by Processed by Joan Jordan</author> </titlestmt> <publicationstmt> <publisher>Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives</publisher> <address> <addressline>PO Box 7777</addressline> <addressline>Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 27109</addressline> <addressline>336 758-5755</addressline> </address> <date>2011</date> </publicationstmt> </filedesc> <profiledesc> <creation>This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit <date>2019-04-23T11:01-0400</date> </creation> <descrules>Describing Archives: A Content Standard</descrules> </profiledesc> <revisiondesc> <change> <date>2019</date> <item>Revised by Stephanie Bennett</item> </change> </revisiondesc> </eadheader> <archdesc level="recordgrp"> <did> <unittitle>Polkton Baptist Church (Polkton, N.C.) Records</unittitle> <unitid>CRMF33</unitid> <repository> <corpname>Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives</corpname> </repository> <langmaterial> <language langcode="eng"/> </langmaterial> <container id="cid157007" type="Reel" label="Microform">1</container> <container id="cid1010001" type="Reel" label="Microform">1 neg. copy</container> <physdesc> <extent>2.0 microfilm reel(s)</extent> <extent>35mm; positive and negative</extent> </physdesc> <unitdate normal="1853/1966" type="inclusive">1853-1966</unitdate> <origination label="creator"> <corpname source="lcsh" role="Creator (cre)">Polkton Baptist Church (Polkton, N.C.).</corpname> </origination> </did> <acqinfo id="ref3"> <head>Source of Acquisiton</head> <p>These church records were loaned to the Baptist Historical Collection for microfilming and were returned to the church, C. Richard Roberts, Pastor, August 16, 1966.</p> </acqinfo> <scopecontent id="ref2"> <head>Collection Overview</head> <p>Polkton Baptist Church records include minute books from 1853-1901, 1903-1954, 1955-1966. Records contain minutes of church conferences and membership rolls.</p> </scopecontent> <bioghist id="ref1"> <head>Historical Note</head> <p>Polkton Baptist Church was organized as Piney Grove on August 19, 1853. The presbytery consisted of Samuel P. Moton, Solomon Snider, and John Broadaway. Association memberships include Pee Dee (1853-1873, 1892-1909), Brown Creek (1874-1881), Anson (1882-1892, 1910-present). Polkton Baptist Church was known as Piney Grove (1853-1875) and Polktown (1875-1881). In 1881, the church became known as Polkton.</p> </bioghist> <prefercite id="ref11"> <head>Preferred Citation</head> <p>Polkton Baptist Church (Polkton, N.C.) Records (CRMF33), Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC, USA.</p> </prefercite> <accessrestrict id="ref13"> <head>Access Restrictions</head> <p>Collection is open for researchers. Permission of the church must be obtained to copy these records in their entirety.</p> </accessrestrict> <userestrict id="ref14"> <head>Copyright Notice</head> <p>The nature of the WFU Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives means that copyright or other information about restrictions may be difficult or even impossible to determine despite reasonable efforts. The Archives and Special Collections of ZSR Library claims only physical ownership of most materials. The materials from our collections are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study, pursuant to the U.S. Copyright Law. The user must assume full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials. Any materials used for academic research or otherwise should be fully credited with the source.</p> </userestrict> <controlaccess> <corpname source="local" role="Associated name (asn)">Anson Baptist Association.</corpname> <corpname source="local" role="Associated name (asn)">Brown Creek Baptist Association.</corpname> <corpname source="local" role="Associated name (asn)">Pee Dee Baptist Association.</corpname> <corpname source="lcsh" role="Associated name (asn)">Piney Grove Baptist Church (Polkton, N.C.).</corpname> <corpname source="lcsh">Polkton Baptist Church (Polkton, N.C.).</corpname> <corpname source="local" role="Associated name (asn)">Polktown Baptist Church (Polkton, N.C.).</corpname> <geogname source="lcsh">Anson County (N.C.)--Church history--Sources</geogname> <subject source="lcsh">Baptists--North Carolina--Anson County--History--Sources</subject> <subject source="lcsh">Church records and registers--North Carolina--Anson County</subject> <subject source="lcsh">Church records and registers--North Carolina--Polkton</subject> </controlaccess> <dsc> <c id="ref7" level="item"> <did> <unittitle>Church Minute Book, 1853-1901</unittitle> <unitdate normal="1853/1901" type="inclusive">1853-1901</unitdate> </did> <scopecontent id="ref10"> <head>Scope and Contents</head> <p>Church minutes of church conferences as Piney Grove Baptist Church from August 18, 1853 to October 6, 1901; membership rolls; and a copy of a deed of church land, 1872. This copy of the original church minutes was done by Sanford Martin from the orignal manuscript, August 18, 1953.</p> </scopecontent> </c> <c id="ref8" level="item"> <did> <unittitle>Church Minute Book, 1903-1954</unittitle> <unitdate normal="1903/1954" type="inclusive">1903-1954</unitdate> </did> </c> <c id="ref9" level="item"> <did> <unittitle>Church Minute Book, 1955-1966</unittitle> <unitdate normal="1955/1966" type="inclusive">1955-1966</unitdate> </did> </c> </dsc> </archdesc> </ead>